An Approach to Coordinate Efforts to Reduce the Public Health Burden of Stroke: The Delta States Stroke Consortium

An Approach to Coordinate Efforts to Reduce the Public Health Burden of Stroke: The Delta States Stroke Consortium

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States, with a particularly high burden on the residents of the southeastern states, a region dubbed the Stroke Belt. These five states Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee have formed th...

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Main Authors: Virginia J. Howard, Joe Acker, Camilo R. Gomez, Ada H. Griffies, Wanda Magers, Max Michael III, Sean R. Orr, Martha Phillips, James M. Raczynski, John E. Searcy, Richard M. Zweifler, George Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
Subjects:
stroke
Delta States Stroke Consortium
public health
chronic disease
Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2004/oct/03_0037.htm

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